The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Cancer-fighting fungus found in King Tut's tomb
Could a deadly fungus be used to save people's lives?
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September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCIENCE WORLD
Check out some LEGO art, see the world through wasps’ eyes and get active this month.
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September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Punam Krishan
Meet the doctor who wants to teach young people life-saving skills.
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September 2025
How It Works UK
SALLY RIDE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION SELLS FOR OVER £100,000
A set of memorabilia chronicling Sally Ride’s pioneering path to space just fetched a pretty penny at auction.
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WHY ARE SMOKE DETECTORS RADIOACTIVE?
These devices use a radioactive element to help sniff out smoke and alert you to a potential fire
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How It Works UK
NEANDERTHAL INVENTIONS
These caveman creations kept our ancient hunter-gatherer relatives alive
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SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO BUILD A MOON BASE BY 2045
South Korea's space ambitions keep growing. The nation wants to build a Moon base by 2045, The Korea Times reported on 17 July, citing a long-term exploration road map that the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) laid out that same day.
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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL LASERS
What happens when a beam of energy 100 times the power of the global electricity grid is concentrated onto a pinpoint?
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TRACKING SEA MONSTERS
How a NASA star-mapping tool is being put to a new use - following the largest fish in the sea, whale sharks
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WORLD'S BIGGEST SPACE AGENCIES
Between their rivalries and collaborations, how have the world's top national space agencies contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos?
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DISCOVERING THE TITANIC
Finding the remains of this iconic liner on the seabed was no easy feat, but after more than seven decades the wreckage revealed itself
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HOW SNAILS BUILD A SHELL
All they need is a specialised organ, some calcium-rich food and time
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Severed bow of US warship finally found in the South Pacific
The bow section of the US warship USS New Orleans, which was blown off by a Japanese torpedo in 1942, has been located near the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. Although the ship survived the attack, more than 180 of the crew on board the heavy cruiser were killed when one of the ship's magazines of ammunition was hit by a torpedo and detonated, tearing off the front of the vessel.
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Scientists transform urine into material fit for medical implants
Scientists have developed a method that can transform human urine into the hard mineral in bones and tooth enamel. The research, funded by the US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), uses yeast to break urine down into hydroxyapatite, a form of calcium used in bone and dental implants. And hydroxyapatite isn't useful only for implants; the researchers behind the study said the material could be used in archaeological restoration, as biodegradable alternatives to plastic and as building materials for construction projects.
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World's first planned migration of an entire nation
More than 5,000 people have applied for a first-of-its-kind migration visa that offers residents of a Pacific island an escape from the worst effects of climate change. Applications for the visa closed to people in Tuvalu on 18 July. Under its terms, 280 Tuvaluans can relocate to Australia each year from 2025 through a ballot system. Four days after the ballot opened, 3,125 Tuvaluans, roughly one-third of the nation's population of 11,000 people, had already registered for a chance to receive the visa. “This is the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world, providing a pathway for mobility with dignity as climate impacts worsen,” Australian government representatives said. The representatives said that they recognised the “devastating impact climate change is having on the livelihoods, security and well-being of climate-vulnerable countries and people, particularly in the Pacific region.”
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1,600-year-old tomb of Maya city's first ruler unearthed in Belize
Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was a major centre in the Maya Lowlands during the 6th and 7th centuries.
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The world's dams hold so much water they've shifted Earth's poles
The construction of thousands of dams since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to wobble, new research suggests. Scientists found that large dams hold so much water, they redistribute mass around the globe, shifting the position of Earth's crust relative to the mantle, the planet's middle layer. Earth's mantle is gooey, and the crust forms a solid shell that can slide around on top of it. Weight on the crust that causes it to shift relative to the mantle also shifts the location of Earth's poles. \"Any movement of mass within the Earth or on its surface changes the orientation of the rotation axis relative to the crust, a process termed true polar wander,\" researchers wrote in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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BACKYARD POWER STATIONS
With growing demand and dwindling resources, there's only one direction fuel bills are going. But soon we could have power stations in our gardens
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HOW DINOSAURS BECAME BIRDS
Dinosaurs were prehistoric egg-laying reptiles that went extinct millions of years ago, but their survivors still live among us
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AN XBOX ONE?
A victim of the Xbox 360's success
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BURMESE PYTHONS HAVE CELLS THAT HELP THEM DIGEST ENTIRE SKELETONS
Researchers found that specialised cells in Burmese pythons' intestinal lining process calcium from the bones of their meals. This helps explain how these predators digest whole prey.
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Citizen scientists catch star exploding in real time
Members of the public spotted the outburst within hours of its detection by telescopes
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Lone black holes may finally break cover
These hidden drifters could reveal themselves through a telltale flicker
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The mystery of Messier 102
Deep within the popular Messier Catalogue of deep-sky objects lies an enigma. Mark Hardaker investigates the curious case of M102
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Shoot a rising lunar eclipse
Shoot a rising lunar eclipse Use our expert tips to capture the drama as the eclipsed Moon climbs above the horizon
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Mark McCaughrean
Interview with the author Mark McCaughrean
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Ancient interstellar object detected
3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Starburst galaxy outshines Milky Way
JWST image of galaxy Messier 82 reveals a flurry of star formation
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
August's episode of The Sky at Night celebrates the work of Jocelyn Bell Burnell. George Dransfield explains why this pulsar pioneer is such a hero to her
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September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The Astronomy Handbook: A Field Guide to the Night Sky
How do kids - or anyone, for that matter - get hooked on astronomy? Seeing the Moon's craters through binoculars or spotting the 'W' of Cassiopeia for the first time can spark a lifelong interest.
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